The mandate of the ILO is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards that promote decent work for all. A healthy workforce is fundamental to achieving SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, as worker health and safety underpin sustainable productivity and inclusive growth. With 187 Member States, 40 field offices and staff in 107 nations, the ILO promotes decent work for all workers, regardless of where they work.
Promoting the health and safety of workers is an integral aspect of the ILO’s mandate. The HIV and AIDS ILO strategy, ILO's response to HIV and AIDS: accelerating progress for 2030, adopts a twin-track approach to the HIV response: targeted HIV-specific interventions and the systematic integration of HIV across the broader development mandate, including integration of HIV focused initiatives to strengthen social protection, labour standards, labour migration, gender equality, occupational safety and health, diversity and inclusion.
The HIV and AIDS recommendation, 2010 (No 200) provides the overarching framework for action while the ILO Programme and Budget 2026–2027 establishes the operational framework for implementation during the current biennium.
